LRB-1936/P3
EAW:cdc
2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Rice, BB0324 - W-2 Education and training limit
For 2019-2021 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Wisconsin Works
1. Work experience program: educational and training component
Under current law, the W-2 program provides, among other things, work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents who are at least 18 years old. The work experience programs under W-2 currently include educational and training components, not to exceed ten hours per week in the community service job program or 12 hours per week in the transitional placement program. This bill removes the time limitations on educational and training components of a W-2 program. Also under current law, a person may participate in a technical college education program under W-2, as long as the person works in a community service job or transitional placement for 25 hours per week in addition to participating in the technical college educational program. This bill removes the 25-hour requirement of the work component for participation in the technical college education program under W-2.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 49.147 (4) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.147 (4) (as) Required hours. Except as provided in pars. (at) and (av) and sub. (5m), a Wisconsin Works agency shall require a participant placed in a community service job program to work in a community service job for the number of hours determined by the Wisconsin Works agency to be appropriate for the participant at the time of application or review and may require a participant to participate in education or training activities for not more than 10 hours per week, except that the Wisconsin Works agency may not require a participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined activities under this subsection.
Section
2. 49.147 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.147 (5) (bs) Required hours. Except as provided in par. (bt) and sub. (5m), a Wisconsin Works agency may require a participant placed in a transitional placement to participate in education or training activities for not more than 12 hours per week and to engage in activities under par. (b) 1., but may not require a participant under this subsection to spend more than 40 hours per week in combined activities under this subsection.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.147 (5) (bs). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1936/P2 and -1935/P2.
Section 3
. 49.147 (5m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.147 (5m) (a) 4. The participant is employed or engages in work under a community service job or transitional placement for 25 hours per week in addition to participation under this subsection.
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